Car-hopper-releasing device



P. E. REIDER.

CAR HOPPER RELEASING' DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2.8. 1920.

1,381,661 Patented June 14, 1921.

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PAUL E. REED ER], OF P2621 .QDELEIIEJA TA CAR-HQPPER-RELEAEEN 13 Application filed October 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that l, PAUL E. Barons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Hopper-Releasing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

)ne object of my invention is to provide an improved device of simple and durable construction which can be readily used for releasing the bottoms of car hoppers.

Another object is to so make my device that it can be easily and quickly manufactured.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I

attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation showing the device of my invention in operative position on the hopper controlling shaft of a freight car,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved device,

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing certain of the parts in section, and

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the bar head which forms a part of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, 6 represents the side of a freight car having a bottom hopper 7 adapted to be controlled by a shaft 8, which at its outer end is square in cross section. These elements are of the usual form present on freight cars of various types, and do not in themselves constitute a part of my present invention.

The device of my invention is adapted to partially rotate at the shaft 8 in order to permit the opening of the hopper and I will now describe the device of my invention in detail.

An elongated bar 9 has a T-shape head 10; the head having oppositely disposed slots 11 and 12 extending entirely therethrough, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:. The portions 13 of the head remote from the bar 9 are circular in cross section and either of the slots 11 and 12 is adapted to receive the hooked end 18 of a finger 14; the finger being of such shape as to partially embrace the shaft 8. The linger 14 has a lip 15 at its end opposite the hook 13 and said lip 15 is adapted to en gage under the bottom surface of the shaft Specification of Letters E steiit.

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8 when in th position shown in Fig. 1. The face 16 of the outer end of the head 10 has ribs or teeth thereon adapted to bite into the shaft 8 so that when the bar is moved downardly the shaft 8 will be partially rotated, wh ch action is necessary prior to the releasf he hopper bottom.

1 be noted that by having the por- 0 t'zons 13 f the head circular in cross section that the finger l i can be released from any of the slots by completely turning the fin er so as to free the hooked end 13 from the head portions 13. Thus if either end of the id becomes broken during use the hook i can be inserted in the slot of the opposite end of the head.

Incrder to prevent loss of the finger 14, I

provide a chain 1. and attach the opposite ends of this chain to the fin er 14 and to the bar 9, the chain 17 being sufiiciontlv long to permit the hook 13 to be inserted in the oppos to slot from that in which it is positioned in the drawings. Thus in the novice of my present invention it is unnece to use any pivot pins or connected hinges since the device will effectively operate merely by the connection of the hook as above described.

Vi hil have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come with in the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the character described including an elongated bar having a head at one end; said head including a slot; and a finger having a hook adapted to be inserted within said slot and pivot on a portion of the head immediately adjacent said slot and remote from said bar; substantially as described.

A device of the character desc *ibed including an eloi'igated bar having a head projecting therefrom at one end; said head including a slot; and a finger having an angular portion and a hook. said hook being adapted to be inserted within said slot and pivot on a portion of the head immediately adjacent said slot and remote from said bat; the surface of head haviiizg ribs fnareen :0 an angular porcinn of Si iii-Hy as described.

A (let ice of the character described in* cluding an. eiongnii d bu? having: a head on one and provided with a plurality of slots dampmg fing 1* lndudlng a hook to be inserte ch uhrough any one of lot 11 which it is in- L gjai'ent tLe s i s descrlbed. 

